If you haven’t seen “Indecent” at Seattle Rep, now’s the time. The show must close on October 26.

The production has been getting rave reviews. Our take on the show is best summed up as one of the strongest shows to hit the boards this season.

A queue of patrons in the will-call line recently stretched out the doors at The Rep. Certainly, a sure sign that “Indecent” is enjoying the well-deserved buzz.

I found myself waiting in that line. But I was awaiting the world premiere of “The Great Moment” by playwright Anna Ziegler.

The Great Moment

Those familiar with Ziegler’s work are likely to remember The Rep’s mounting of “Photograph 51.” That award-winning play shined a light on Rosalind Franklin and the role she played in the discovery of DNA. This time around, Ziegler’s work is much more personal in nature.

An intimate journey, “The Great Moment” is set against the backdrop of the slow fade of her grandfather’s final years.

Through Sarah, a character who can rightly be identified as the playwright herself,  Ziegler grapples with the idea of mortality. From “getting old sucks!” to “stave off the forward march of time,” the play has plenty of pronouncements on death.

In one instance, Albert Albee’s “Three Tall Women” is even referenced, “There’s  a difference between knowing you’re going to die and knowing you’re going to die.” In “The Great Moment” Ziegler ultimately riffs on that conceit.

The ability to revisit oneself in different stages of life with knowledge of past and present is not a luxury everyone has. But in this 75-minute rumination, Ziegler, through her kindred characters, manages to do just that.

“The Great Moment” runs through through Nov. 17 at Seattle Rep in the Leo K. Theater. The final performance of “Indecent” is Oct. 26 on the Bagley Wright stage at The Rep.

Tickets and additional info on each performance can be found here.